Legal Opinion
Sandidge v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 1987No. 84-1045PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code § 22-3204 (1981), possession of an unregistered firearm, id. § 6-2311, and unlawful possession of ammunition, id. § 6-2361. The trial court sentenced him to one to ten years imprisonment, then suspended the sentence and placed appellant on probation for two years. Appellant also was fined $150. Appellant’s sole contention is that the District of Columbia firearms statutes violate his constitutional right to “keep and bear Arms.” U.S. Const. amend. II.1 In previous decisions…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Cases v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
- McIntosh v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Frank James Stevens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Francis T. Warin, Second Amendment Foundation, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Parker v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Beaner v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Mitchell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Hager v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
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